Mainly the soldiers need to remain concealed from rifle and artillery fire, rather than look fabulous while standing in a line and shooting muskets at the other soldiers also standing in a line, before marching into their line with bayonets.
That also may explain why the British uniforms had red coats--so as to not panic the fellow soldiers at the sight of blood when one was hit with musket fire. Not sure if the black/brown tails on the French uniform perform a related function.
Need fast and cheap uniforms, not pretty ones
That also may explain why the British uniforms had red coats--so as to not panic the fellow soldiers at the sight of blood when one was hit with musket fire. Not sure if the black/brown tails on the French uniform perform a related function.